Kelly’s representative also said it would ultimately “become clear” that the singer is the target of a “greedy, conscious and malicious conspiracy to demean him.” “R. Kelly’s music is a part of American and African-American culture that should never ― and will never ― be silenced,” the statement said. The #MuteRKelly campaign has been promoted on Twitter by prominent black women in the Time’s Up movement, including television showrunner Shonda Rhimes, director Ava DuVernay and #MeToo founder Tarana Burke. Some have pointed out that Kelly’s alleged victims are themselves women of color, which seemingly undercuts his argument that he’s being targeted because he is a black man. At times it felt like screaming into a well, but thank God for this reckoning coming.

Source: Huffington Post April 30, 2018 22:18 UTC